CQ University

Introduction
CQUniversity Australia has been on a phenomenal trajectory in recent years and its remarkable growth in student numbers, new courses, new campuses, infrastructure and reputation has seen it emerge as one of Australia’s truly great universities. After more than half a century working with stakeholders in regional Australia, CQUniversity is now a renowned research institution in several key disciplines, and the benchmark leader for how universities should engage and collaborate with communities and industry. Its applied research focus is oriented towards real-world outcomes, with the purpose of providing solutions to challenges and identifying new opportunities for advancement in our regions and beyond.CQUniversity places a strong emphasis on social innovation and global outreach and fosters a number of key partnerships with communities, industry and government, both in Australia and overseas.

Ranking
CQUniversity Australia ranks among the world’s top 2% of universities as per the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2017-18). QS rankings rate CQUniversity Australia among the world’s top 650 universities. The University is a National ELT Accreditation Scheme (NEAS) quality endorsed institution and has also won five stars from the QS rating system for internationalisation.It has been rated above world standards for different research categories by the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA 2015) rankings. CQU is rated a 3 Star university on the overall AEN 5 Star Ranking System. CQU also has a student survey satisfaction rating of 78.1% for business 78.3% for health 68.4% for arts 85.3% for science.

Campus location
CQUniversity has 16 campuses including newly merged regional Queensland campuses in Gladstone, Emerald, Mackay and Rockhampton along with existing campuses in Adelaide, Bundaberg, Brisbane, Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth, Rockhampton, Noosa, Sydney and Townsville.
Other locations for CQUniversity are currently established in Biloela, Broome, Busselton, Charters Towers, Cooma, Geraldton, Karratha and Yeppoon. These locations will be as a mix of Partner Study Hubs, Study Centres and Delivery Sites.